This document summarizes information about oncology diseases and cancer. It defines cancer as abnormal cell growth that can invade other tissues and organs. It categorizes cancers as carcinomas, sarcomas, lymphomas, myelomas or leukemias. It provides statistics on cancer worldwide, incidence rates by type of cancer, mortality rates, gender distributions, and time trends. It discusses factors that influence cancer distribution and causes, including environmental exposures, lifestyle factors, drugs, and genetic predispositions.